Margaret (Brown) Knight (1840 - 1922)

Born 22 Sep 1840 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Wade Knight — married 12 Oct 1856 (to 17 Sep 1893) in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1922 at age 81 in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Margaret Brown was born 22 September 1840 in Humphreys County, Tennessee. She died 27 February 1922 in Dickson County, Tennessee.^[1]

Obituary

Mrs. Marguerite Knight, aged 81 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. S. Hopkins, Wednesday, and her remains were taken to Erin Thursday for interment. The Dickson County Herald, March 3, 1922, page 1. ^[2]

Monday morning, Feb. 27, 1922, the angels bore the spirit of Mrs. Margaret Knight back to God who gave it. Grandma Knight, as she was better known, had remained with us for 81 years and 5 months, was converted in early life. She was a member of the Arlington Cumberland Church, also a member of O.E.S. She was the mother of seven children, four of whom are still living, also several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral was conducted by Rev. A. L. Thomas and she was buried at the home of her son Mr. T. T. Knight, Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of her many friends. This is an obituary from an unknown newspaper.

Sources

1. ↑ Garrett. Jill Knight. "A History of Humphreys County, Tennessee." Columbia, Tennessee: by the author, 1963. Page 189.
2. ↑ http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89058337/1922-03-03/ed-1/seq-1/

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-KJ4 : 12 April 2016), Margaret Brown in household of Benjamin Brown, Humphreys county, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; citing family 431, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TG-YGH : 12 December 2017), Margaret Knight in entry for G W Knight, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD4-KMX : 12 April 2016), Margaret Knight in household of George W Knight, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 11, family 75, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,038.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7J-ZRW : 15 July 2017), Margaret Night in household of George Night, District 2, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 96, sheet 59B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1263; FHL microfilm 1,255,263.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSD9-3RS : accessed 25 November 2018), Margrett Knight in household of Frank S Hopkins, Civil District 4 Midway town, Houston, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 12A, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,579.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXM-ZGX : accessed 26 November 2018), Margarete Knight in household of Robert H Knight, Civil District 4, Houston, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 9A, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1506; FHL microfilm 1,375,519.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15852775/margaret-knight